Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern, Sing a little bit

Workin' Man Blues (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern Sing a little bit

Honky Tonk Night Time Man Merle Haggard

I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running round at night I had the blues this morning

White Man Singin' The Blues Merle Haggard

The old man paid no mind to color 'Cause he knew that I'd been down and out Old Joe said that I was a soul brother From the things I'd been singin' about Well, he liked how I played my old guitar So he

Old Man From The Mountain Merle Haggard

Comin' home, home, home Thought I'd better warn you So I called you on the phone Get rid of Joe the grinder You better be there alone 'Cause the old man from the mountain's Comin' home I've been a-workin

Folsom Prison Blues Merle Haggard

Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on And I hear that train a-rollin' on down to San Antone When I was just a baby my mama told me "Son Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns" But I shot a man

5:01 Blues Merle Haggard

I got those 5:01 blues another work day is over Time to go home but no one to go home to That whistle just blew bad news I punch out and put in Another long night again, missin' you I got these 5:01 blues

Moanin' The Blues Merle Haggard

When my baby moved out and the blues moved in There wasn't nothin' I could do But mosey around with my head in my hands Yelling, “What am I comin' to?”

Everybody's Had The Blues Merle Haggard

Everybody's had the blues sometimes and Everybody knows the tune And everybody knows the way I'm feelin' cause Everybody's had the blues A lonely, song someone is gone A story old as time Love, hate,

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am Merle Haggard

hobo jungle Were things they never taught me in a class room Like where to find a hand out While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin' I'm just talkin' to myself man

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am (Remastered) Merle Haggard

a hobo jungle Were things they never taught me in a classroom Like where to find a handout While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin' Just talkin' to myself man

Why Do I Have To Choose Merle Haggard

Why do I have to choose to see everybody lose To walk around and sing the blues well darling I refuse Love is hard to find love of any kind And a love like yours and mine creates it's own design So why

Blues Stay Away From Me Merle Haggard

Blues, stay away from me Blues, why don't you let me be?

Branded Man Merle Haggard

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am But they won't let my secret go untold I paid the debt I owed them,but they're still not satisfied Now I'm a branded man out un the cold When they let

Honky Tonk Night Time Man (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Merle Haggard I'm a honky tonk night time man, I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man, I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running round at night I had the blues

If We Make It Through December (Remastered) Merle Haggard

a warmer town come summer time Maybe even California If we make it through December we'll be fine Got laid off down at the factory And there time is not the greatest in the world Heaven knows I been workin

I Want To Be With You Always Merle Haggard

I lose my blues, honey When I'm with you No one else can do You're in my heart to stay.

My Rough And Rowdy Ways Merle Haggard

old rambling ways Lord, the railroad trains are calling me away I may be rough, I may be wild I may be tough and that's just my style I can't give up my good old rough and rowdy ways [Incomprehensible] blues

Half A Man Merle Haggard

at all Then I wouldn't have two arms that ache For you there'd be one less mem'ry to recall If I only had one ear to listen to The lies that you told to me Then I more closely resemble The half a man

Honky Tonk Man Merle Haggard

But I still got my guitar and I've got a plan Throw your arms 'round this honky tonk man Throw your arms 'round this honky tonk man An' we'll get through the night the best way we can It's the best old

Carolyn Merle Haggard

Carolyn let me tell you what I heard about a man today He didn't come home from work and he went away 'Til he came to a city, bright in the night time like day There they say he met with some women dressed

My Baby's Just Like Money Merle Haggard

her tight But if you let her go, she'll blow like dough Honky-tonk day and night 'Cos a friend of mine, he came and wised me up This is what he said "Money goes from hand to hand And your baby goes to man

Man From Another Time Merle Haggard

for me You could replace her But you're so much younger than me Our lives are so different Our music is not the same kind It's like we're just out of focus With no way to bring us in line I'm like a man

I'm Bringin' Home Good News (Remastered) Merle Haggard

you I been known as bad news Well, I'm changin' my first name And I'm givin' you your freedom baby That old race won't kinda change Yeah, go to hide your lookman slippers I won't be lookin' around for blues

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard

That little band was all a part of living, And our only means of living at the time; And it wasn't like no normal family combo, Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.

The Fightin' Side Of Me Merle Haggard

country Harpin' on the wars we fight An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides An' standin' up for things they believe in When they're runnin' down my country, man

You Babe Merle Haggard

to be blue I've already found the whole wide world with you And if there's nothin' else I do To spend my whole life through Lovin' you, babe, you babe I'll always be in command Just as long as I'm the man

Someday When Things Are Good (Album Version) Merle Haggard

I'll be one more love that you can dream about, And one more man that you can say you've had. You'll always be the kind to dream of yesterday. And a way of life I never understood.

Pancho And Lefty Merle Haggard

Lefty, he can't sing the blues All night long like he used to. The dust that Pancho bit down south Ended up in Lefty's mouth. The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio.

Pancho And Lefty (Album Version) Merle Haggard

Lefty, he can't sing the blues all night long like he used to. The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth. The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio.

This Song Is For You Merle Haggard

embarrass you for callin' out your name You're here every night, several night of drinks Wearin' your superficial smile You still wear the wedding band and you left hard work in hand For a memory of a man

Little Ole Wine Drinker Me Merle Haggard

쨩 I'm praying for rain in California So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine And I'm a sittin' at a honky'n in Chicago With a broken heart and a woman on my mind I match the man behind a bar

Old Man From The Mountain (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Comin' home, home, home Thought I'd better warn you So I called you on the phone Get rid of Joe the grinder You better be there alone 'Cause the old man from the mountain's Comin' home I've been a workin

If You Want To Be My Woman Merle Haggard

If you wanna be my Woman Then you know you gotta let me be your man.

I Can't Stand Me Merle Haggard

nobody else I can't stand me since you went away and I gotta get away from myself I used to be a high-stepper with a lot on the ball my friends all called me Ace It took woman like you to bring a good man

I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me Merle Haggard

There's not much a man can do inside a prisoner Just take his mem'ry trips and fights the pain And a word from home can mean so much to a prisoner It's been years since that last letter came Not a day

I Made The Prison Band Merle Haggard

Back on the drums is two-time Tom, a rimshot tempo man. They call me their singin' Emcee 'cause I made the prison band. Yes I made the prison band. I'd been plannin' a break since Christmas.

Someday When Things Are Good Merle Haggard

Someday when things are good I'm gonna leave you I can't seem to go when things are bad I'll be one more love that you can dream about And one more man that you can say you've had You'll always be the

Movin' On Merle Haggard

It takes a special breed to be a truck drivin' man, And a steady hand to pull that load behind. Big wheels rollin', big wheels rollin' Movin' on.

No Reason To Quit Merle Haggard

way to forget I could sober up tomorrow and face my friends again But I've got no reason to quit I've got no reason for living right and there's no other way to forget I know down deep inside me I'm man

Will You Visit Me On Sundays Merle Haggard

before you go [Chorus] T Will you visit me on Sundays, Will you bring me pretty flowers Will your big blue eyes be misty, will you brush brush away a tear A grave is filled with silence, but if a sleeping man

Born With The Blues Merle Haggard, George Jones

re born with the blues Railroads were leaving, and airplanes were in a great war was brewing, about to begin Hungry and lonesome, nothing to lose raised in a boxcar and born with the blues Born with the

Waiting For A Train Merle Haggard

All around the water tank Sleepin' in the rain A thousand miles away from home Waitin' for a train I walked up to a brake-man Just to give him a line of talk He said if you've got money I'll see that you

Yesterday Merle Haggard

much and I'd like to do it for you and I hope you'll enjoy) Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay oh I believe in yesterday Suddenly I'm not half the man

Love Me When You Can Merle Haggard

I know you can't always be here with me You can't find what all you need is just one man You're hardly ever free and seldom lonely What I'm tryin' to say is love me when you can And don't feel like I expect

Things Have Gone To Pieces Merle Haggard

seems There ain't nothing in my pocket but three nickels and a dime But I'm holding to the pieces of my dreams Somebody threw a baseball through my window And the arm fell off my favorite chair again The man

I'm Still Your Daddy Merle Haggard

I'm Still Your Daddy Written: Merle Haggard Source: Merle Haggard: If I Could Only Fly I knew someday you'd find out about San Quentin And your heart would break And your faith would go away But it's time

Skid Row Merle Haggard

Well not long ago I was a happy man Money in my pockets with the rings on my hands My money's all Gone and I'm feelin' low Standin' on the corner of Skid Row My girl friend left me she don't want me no

Go Home Merle Haggard

sweet dream a nightmare One day I came home and she was not there A note on the table tore my world apart My old friends has been there and told my sweetheart Go home go home your place is not with this man

Winter Wonderland Merle Haggard

In the meadow we can build the snowman We'll pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say are you merry, we'll say no man But you can do the job here in town.